I’m here, I’m there

I’m then and now

Please allow—

Let me pause time now.

Days move too fast,

Can’t rewrite the past

The mask I carry is starting to crack 

Hiding might not be enough now.

I act like I’m fine

But really, I’m lying

Trying, I truly am trying

Nevertheless, end up crying

“Hurry, hurry,”

 said the girl under the mask

But all I want is one small ask:

For just a moment, let me be.

Let me drift away in my thoughts

Let me sink into stillness

I’m tired of tomorrow

It feels like an illness

The pressure—oh, pressure

That’s put on me now

Could all disappear if you’d

Let me pause time now.

I don’t have time

No time to borrow,

No blueprint to follow,

Forced to make my own tomorrow.

Let me pause time now

Let me feel free,

No worries, no deadlines

No tomorrow chasing me

Let me escape reality

Just a small moment to sit and breathe.

I’m running out of time — 

So please…

Just let me

Pause time now.